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Moche Bat Vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1202542 (stock# MO1068)
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An exceptional Moche Bat vessel from Peru, ca. 400 - 700 AD. This fine canchero type effigy is 6-3/4" high, 7" wide and depicts a bat in flight. His finely detailed face is highly expressive, displaying rows of sharp teeth in the open mouth and the legs are carved in low relief. A rare type, in excellent condition, with good paint and mineral deposits.
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Chavin Textured Bottle
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1202036 (stock# CV137)
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A gorgeous Chavin bottle from Peru, ca. 1200 – 200 BC. This large tiered vessel is 12” high and is lavishly decorated. The lower portion of the chamber is covered with stippled adornos typical of the type, while the upper section is deeply incised with a mythical pattern of unknown meaning. Overall in excellent condition, with good mineral deposits, extensive trails and just minor damage.
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Moche Deity Effigy
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1201806 (stock# MO1624)
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A rare Moche IV deity effigy from Peru, ca. 450 – 550 AD. This fine sculpture is 9-1/2” high and depicts Ai Apaec with the face of an owl. He is portrayed seated with hands resting on the knees and is wearing a layered mantle. In excellent condition, with good kaolin slip and mineral deposits. Cf. Larco-Hoyle “Los Mochicas II”, page 347, for similar from the Herrera Museum.
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Chimu Seated Lord
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Pre 1492 item# 1198510 (stock# CH644)
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A superb Chimu figural vessel from Peru, ca. 1100 - 1450 AD. This rare example is 9-1/4" high and depicts a man seated atop a platform with legs crossed. His skyward gaze and the position of his hands make him appear to be engaged in prayer. He is wearing a loincloth and a hat that identifies this piece as one belonging to an important and highly documented series. In excellent condition. Cf. Newsweek, “Museum ...click for details
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Chimu Toyo Effigy
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Pre 1492 item# 1194468 (stock# CH800)
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An excellent Chimu Toyo effigy vessel from Peru, ca. 1100 – 1450 AD. This choice grayware example is 7-1/4” high, 7-1/2” long and depicts a type of guitarfish indigenous to the waters off Peru. It is nicely detailed, with the mouth and gills molded on the underside. In excellent condition, with strong mineral deposits. See Kauffman-Doig “Ancestors of the Inca”, page 43, from Lima’s National Museum.
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Moche Combat Scene
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1194155 (stock# MO770)
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An excellent Moche V molded vessel from Peru, ca. 550 – 700 AD. This 5-3/4" high spouted jar portrays a scene from Moche mythology, featuring important supernatural characters engaged in ritual combat. The Bird Demon has captured the Fox or Rodent Demon and is leading him by means of a serpent wrapped around his neck. The Bird Demon is holding a staff or atlatl in one hand and a battle mace, as well as the tail of the serpent, in the other. White kaolin slip is used to highlight various ...click for details
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Chimu Griton
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Pre 1492 item# 1194153 (stock# CH753)
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A rare Chimu zoomorphic griton effigy from Peru, ca. 1100 – 1450 AD. The Chimu typically portrayed mucas in this manner, although other Pre-Columbian cultures depicted these screamers in human form, as well as a variety of other animals. This example is 6-1/2” high and is depicted in an unusual position for Chimu gritones, with the legs molded in high relief along the chamber. The small handle indicates its functional use as a container for water ceremonies. In perfect condition, with good m ...click for details
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Chavin Stone Plate
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1194152 (stock# CV121)
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An excellent Chavin stone plate from Peru, ca. 1200 - 200 BC. This choice Cupisnique type example is 9-1/2" in diameter and is made from a beautifully speckled gray stone. The interior is convex and perfectly smoothed, with just the minor pitting expected from this type of stone, which has fine Hematite and Pyrite inclusions. The small rim chip occurred in antiquity. A great example.
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Moche Crab Vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1194151 (stock# MO1390)
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A large Moche canteen from Peru, ca. 400 – 700 AD. This lovely vessel is 9” high and is decorated on each side with a finely detailed crab, molded in high relief. The realistically portrayed crustacean is set off against a background of light orange clay by being painted in cream, with red highlights. The suspension loops are intact. An impressive, showy piece.
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Moche Stingray Bottle
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1188380 (stock# MO1067)
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A lovely Moche I bottle from Peru, ca. 50 BC – 100 AD. This finely made vessel is 6-1/2” high and is decorated with four connected designs typically identified as stylized stingrays. They are painted in chestnut red over cream kaolin slip, with extensive mineral deposits overall. An early example in excellent condition, with just the minor surface loss typical of vessels with this slip.
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